Levels and Branches of Government is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on who makes, carries out and judges laws at each level, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.Civ.1.3-5. It prints 2 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.
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Levels and Branches of Government
D2.Civ.1.3-5
NameDate
Draw a line from each job to the office or body that does it.
1.Draw a line from each one to its match.
Leads the executive branch of a state
Runs a county's government in many states
Takes over if the President cannot serve
Makes laws for the whole nation
A.The Vice President
B.A county board or commission
C.Congress
D.The governor
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
Leads the executive branch of the nation
Takes over if the governor cannot serve, in many states
Hears cases about state laws
Makes the state's laws
A.State courts
B.The lieutenant governor
C.The President
D.The state legislature
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Answer key — Levels and Branches of Government
Set 7. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Leads the executive branch of a state — D (The governor) 2. Runs a county's government in many states — B (A county board or commission) 3. Takes over if the President cannot serve — A (The Vice President) 4. Makes laws for the whole nation — C (Congress)
2.1. Leads the executive branch of the nation — C (The President) 2. Takes over if the governor cannot serve, in many states — B (The lieutenant governor) 3. Hears cases about state laws — A (State courts) 4. Makes the state's laws — D (The state legislature)
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Civ.1.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.